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Rus is the director of Home Sweet Home Ministries.

Rus and I have been married since 1969. We have three grown children and five fantastic grandchildren.

Our daughter, Chelise is our oldest. She is married to Jerry Slowik and they have three sons under the age of five, Erik, Haze and Cree. Both Chelise and Jerry are professional artists.

Nate’s daughters, Shaelah and Sofia.

Nate and Adam at Adam’s winging ceremony.

Our son Nathan (in the suit) has two daughters, Shaelah and Sofia. Shaelah is a 2nd grader this year and Sofia will start school this year.

Our youngest son is Adam, a 1^st LT. in the Air Force. He flies the KC 135R and is stationed in Wisconsin. He is involved in refueling aircraft all around the world. He also takes injured soldiers to German hospitals from the battlefield where they have been fighting. Your children will meet him this year and hear about the job he does.

In March of 2007 he was also named the hero of the year by the Wisconsin Red Cross for saving a young lady who was attacked in Milwaukee.

Proud to Be An American

Click above for a musical tribute to our airmen and women.

In May 1st Lt. Kinzinger transported our wounded soldiers from one hospital to another. He spent 16 hour days flying from one end of the United States to the other and back again. He let us know the soldiers really tug on the heart strings when he picks them up.

Click on the map to see where else Lt. Kinzinger has been.

Hero of the Year Wisconsin American Red Cross

Lt. Adam Kinzinger, Milwaukee

Click the button to see the television video of Adam.

When Lt. Adam Kinzinger got back from a two-week mission with the Air Force and decided to go out with some of his friends, he never planned on risking his life.

It was just after midnight when Adam was walking home on North Avenue with his date. He heard a scream and turned to see a woman running and holding her throat – she was bleeding heavily. At that point, Adam realized there was a man chasing the woman with a knife, and Adam knew he had to get involved.

At first Adam tried to get the man to calm down, but when the man turned and looked at him, Adam could tell he was far from calm. The man continued to go after the woman and eventually had her pinned up against a car. Adam didn’t give up. He grabbed the man’s knife-wielding arm and wrestling the knife free then pinned the man to the ground with the help of another man. Adam’s date kicked the knife away.

“Be ready for anything,” Adam says humbly, “Humanity needs to look out for each other. If we can prevent things earlier, maybe we won’t see such extreme cases as this. Just do what’s right.”

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